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cal·cu·la·tion

calculation

 
 
pronunciation:
kael ky leI shn
part of speech: noun
definition: Calculation is the act or process of getting an answer to a number question by adding, subtracting, multiplying, or dividing. Sometimes a calculation is the answer that you get after you calculate.
Figuring out how much money Matt's two brothers owed him required calculation.Lena's calculation of the score was wrong, so she had to add up all the numbers again.
synonyms:
counting, measure
similar words:
outcome, sum